The festival go-round
Back from the archives of England and cemeteries of France, the ideal might have been some concentrated time to focus on the new novel....
Publishing, art and war
No one said publishing wasn’t a frustrating business to be in. The last month saw the first print run of Evie’s War sold out. That should...
Released to the wild
Late July heralded Evie's official arrival into the world (though she'd been with me far longer!). The launch, held in the beautiful...
Evie on the brink
​ Launching a new book is an exciting thing, a beginning but also an ending. It marks the moment when the job is truly complete, and...
Bad weeks and good days
You know it's a bad week when the courier loses your corrected page proofs two days from final sign-off, when material for a magazine you...
